01-12-2022 Share

UISG Grade 9 Monologue Unit … Assessment Task

The Grade 9 Students were to choose, study, learn, rehearse, and perform a monologue from a published Shakespearean play text. The students needed to Interpret, shape, select, structure, and show insight into their role as actors as well as to work with a director on their monologues. Notes taken and scripts annotated will show the interpretation, shaping, and selection of ideas and insight. (Arts Process Journal). Perform with flair (confidence and control) and show good awareness, understanding, and control of the style of play their monologue is from. They are consistently engaging with their audience and therefore, are using strong voice and body, and posture to keep their audience engaged with them. 

UISG Grade 10 Tadashi Suzuki Non-western Theatre + Ancient Greek Units 

Assessment Task: Students are to research, study, learn, rehearse, and perform the modern Japanese theatre form of Tadashi Suzuki AND then combine their physical theatre training with a piece of ancient text. Students are to: rehearse, learn, and perform the 10 walks and 4 basic positions. Maintain good participation, focus, and active listening. Participate in an in-class and public performance using the above skills. Students need to: interpret, shape, select, structure, and show insight into their role as an artist reflection writing (Arts Process Journal), go through the audition process, annotate their scripts, learn their choreography/blocking, design their CREW duties (mask, costume, promotional poster, introductory PPT, and curate a soundtrack) shaping, selection of ideas and insight. Perform with flair (confidence and control) and show good awareness, understanding, and control of the style. Final performances were recorded individually as the CHORUS were able to adapt and discover their own personal performance choices. The trio was recorded together for a more emotive recording. 

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Ms. Jennifer LazareckIBMYP Performing Arts Drama + IBDP Theatre Teacher